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Virtex-II Pro™ ML300 Evaluation Platform - Installation Instructions
The following pages will guide you through the software installation for the Virtex-II™ Pro ML300
Evaluation Platform. To skip the complete installation and immediately try out your ML300, refer to the
ML300 Quick Start card.
About the CDs
The Virtex-II Pro ML300 Evaluation Platform includes the following CDs:
• ISE 6.2i CD – PC, Disk 1 of 2, Design Environment and Documentation (Windows evaluation
version)
• ISE 6.2i CD – PC, Disk 2 of 2, Device Files (Windows evaluation version)
• EDK 6.2i CD – Embedded Development Kit
• Embedded Alliance Partner CDs (evaluation versions)
System Requirements
The Virtex-II Pro ML300 Evaluation Platform CDs have been tested on the following platforms, with
the tools and versions specified.
Operating System
Memory
Disk Space
FPGA
Embedded &
Software
Simulation
Debug
*
** - Full version included
*** - Not included
Note: Operation under Solaris 2.8 requires a full version of ISE 6.2i, which is not included.
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System Requirements
Windows 2000 SP2
Windows XP
Solaris 2.8
256 MB
3 GB
Tool Requirements
ISE 6.2i *
EDK 6.2i **
ModelSim SE 5.7x ***
ChipScope Pro **
- PC evaluation version included
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Summary of Contents for Xilinx Virtex-II Pro ML300
- Page 1 • EDK 6.2i CD – Embedded Development Kit • Embedded Alliance Partner CDs (evaluation versions) System Requirements The Virtex-II Pro ML300 Evaluation Platform CDs have been tested on the following platforms, with the tools and versions specified. System Requirements Windows 2000 SP2...
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Step 7B: Set up ModelSim to use SmartModels Step 7C: Compile ISE Simulation Libraries for ModelSim Step 7D: Compile EDK Simulation Library for ModelSim Step 8: Install Reference Design Step 9: Start Running ML300 www.BDTIC.com/XILINX PN 0402246-01 Page 2 of 17... - Page 3 ‘Thank You’ web page. Write the Registration ID here: _____ - _____ - _____ You will receive two e-mails from Xilinx regarding the ML300 product: E-mail #1, from swreg@xilinx.com: Contains your Registration ID and a link to the main ML300 lounge where you can obtain updates.
- Page 4 You can register for CoreConnect to access design files that can enhance your design experience. Register: 1. Go to http://www.xilinx.com/ml300. 2. Click ML300 Install on the left side of the page. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions for registering for CoreConnect.
- Page 5 Download Files 1. Go to http://www.xilinx.com/ml300 2. Click ML300 Install on the left side of the page. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions for downloading the following: A. ML300 reference design – the reference design will specify which versions of ISE / EDK it is compatible with.
- Page 6 Disk 2 into your CD Drive) Set Environment After installation, set the following environment variables if they were not set by the installer: • XILINX: Set to your ISE install directory • PATH: Prefix with %XILINX%\bin\nt Apply Service Pack 1.
- Page 7 1. Open a shell and source the ISE environment script as described above. 2. Within the shell, invoke PAR to obtain its usage information: 3. Check that the displayed version matches the version you installed. (The first line contains the release version, e.g. “Release 6.2i”.) www.BDTIC.com/XILINX PN 0402246-01 Page 7 of 17...
- Page 8 A. Windows Start→Run... B. Enter “cmd” in the dialog. 2. Within the shell, invoke Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) to obtain its usage information: xps -help 3. Check that the displayed version matches the version you installed. (One of the first few lines contains the EDK release version, e.g.
- Page 9 Verify Installation 1. Open a shell and source the ISE and EDK environment scripts. 2. Within the shell, invoke Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) to obtain its usage information: xps -help 3. Check that the displayed version matches the version you installed. (One of the first few lines contains the EDK release version, e.g.
- Page 10 Agilent Trace Core (available separately from Agilent). ChipScope Pro tools have been designed to work with a corresponding version of Xilinx ISE tools. Please verify that the ChipScope Pro version matches that of the ISE tools you are using, e.g. ChipScope Pro 6.2i has been designed to work with ISE version 6.2i.
- Page 11 Such behavioral models provide improved performance over gate-level models, while at the same time protect the proprietary designs created by semiconductor vendors. SmartModels are included in the Xilinx ISE release. The following steps describe how to set up the models. Windows Set Environment On Windows, open the "System Properties”...
- Page 12 PATH <MTI_path>\win32;%PATH% You are responsible for changing the parameters included within <> to match the systems configuration. Note: %PATH% represents what your PATH variable had before doing the changes. Make sure you keep that. www.BDTIC.com/XILINX PN 0402246-01 Page 12 of 17...
- Page 13 On Solaris and Linux, add the following environment variables to the MTI ModelSim setup script: setenv MODELSIM <path_to_modelsim.ini_script>/modelsim.ini setenv PATH <MTI_path>/bin:${PATH} You are responsible for changing the parameters included within <> to match the systems configuration. www.BDTIC.com/XILINX PN 0402246-01 Page 13 of 17...
- Page 14 The advantages of compiling HDL libraries are speed of execution and economy of memory. Xilinx provides compxlib to compile the HDL libraries for all Xilinx-supported simulators. This utility will compile the UNISIM, XilinxCoreLib and SIMPRIM libraries for all supported device architectures.
- Page 15 Step 7D: Compile EDK Simulation Library for ModelSim Xilinx provides a tool to compile behavioral model libraries of the EDK IP for ModelSim. The compedklib program will compile the libraries into a specified location. For encrypted IP, Xilinx provides precompiled libraries and will be placed by compedklib in the same location.
- Page 16 1. Unzip the reference design into a working directory. (The reference design was downloaded during “Step 3: Download ML300 Reference Design, ISE / EDK Service Packs, and ChipScope Pro Software”.) 2. Read the reference design documentation to configure the reference design for your system. www.BDTIC.com/XILINX PN 0402246-01 Page 16 of 17...
- Page 17 You should check the ML300 web pages and ML300 Lounge for the latest in documentation and designs. Both will be updated periodically and can be reached from the ML300 Overview page: http://www.xilinx.com/ml300 Click ML300 Lounge to go the lounge. You must be registered for access.